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It may seem like most are focused on Sunday's upcoming Super Bowl between the Seattle Seahawks and the New England Patriots but on Thursday the talk was all about baseball, Rock Cats baseball, as the soon-to-be Hartford-based Double-A Eastern League Affiliate of the Colorado Rockies team, hosted its annual Hot Stove Luncheon at downtown's Gershon Room. "We're anxious to be part of the community," said Rock Cats principal owner Josh Solomon. The luncheon featured guests including former MLB player/manager Bobby Valentine, Rock Cats manager Darin Everson, former Rock Cats players Ryan O'Rourke and Pat Dean, and two-time MLB All-Star Rob Dibble. The fact the team...

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It may seem like most are focused on Sunday's upcoming Super Bowl between the Seattle Seahawks and the New England Patriots but on Thursday the talk was all about baseball, Rock Cats baseball, as the soon-to-be Hartford-based Double-A...

The Celtics announced Thursday night that Rajon Rondo, the great passer/suspect outside shooter, has been traded to the Dallas Mavericks along with Dwight Powell. In return, the Celtics get Jameer Nelson, Brandan Wright, Jae...

Gary Stevens isn't a jockey. He's a miracle man. If somebody names a horse Lourdes, Stevens has to be the rider. Stevens is going to ride in this weekend's Breeders' Cup. Yes, you read that right. This is the man who came back in 2013 after 7 1/2 years...

The first day of the Breeders' Cup races is in the books. It was a day in which no long shots cashed in. A summary:Juvenile TurfWinner: Frankie Dettori rallied Hootenanny in the deep stretch to win the first Breeders' Cup race. But it did...

New York Mets pitcher Jacob deGrom and Chicago White Sox slugging first baseman Jose Abreu won rookie of the year honors in their leagues in voting results announced on Monday.DeGrom, 26, won with 26 first-place votes of...

Acacia Courtney, a 21-year-old Fordham University student, has an unusual extracurricular activity. It's not dancing ballet en pointe, though she knows how, or running her racehorse rescue organization, though she does that, too.
On June 28, this busy...

Olivia Pease, 15, of Ashford, recently won 2 USA National wakeboarding competitions to claim the title of 2014 Junior Women's USA National Champion.
The first competition was World Wake Association National Championships held in Waco, Texas and sponsored...

Amid a raring countdown to the Belmont Stakes Saturday, when California Chrome could be the first Triple Crown winner since 1978, Connecticut's only entity licensed to accept online wagers is drawing attention to legal warnings the attorney general sent...

WEST HARTFORD — Chanel Johnson, a senior midfielder on the Hartford women's soccer team, is bashful. She sums up her development over the past four years by saying she's stronger and faster and smarter, and adds that there might even be a noticeable...

•The St. Louis Rams weren't expected to make much noise this season. Now they've lost quarterback Sam Bradford with a torn ACL, the same injury he had last year. Shaun Hill, 34, takes over. And look at that schedule. Seahawks twice, 49ers...

In an interview last spring, Olivia Pease said she was striving to be "queen of wakeboarding." The 15-year-old seems well on her way to realizing her goal, with three big wins achieved this summer.At the sixth annual Rail Jam at Brownstone...

— Pilot Jeff Capek reaches to his right and begins to turn the wheel at his hip that controls the angle and elevation of Snoopy One, the MetLife blimp that floats tranquilly over so many major sporting events.
The blimp — airship, actually — is about...

Originally published Jan. 4, 2009
There has been no confirmation that there was paint peeling in the UConn locker room at halftime of the International Bowl.
But clearly a message got across after UConn had six first-half fumbles, losing five, leading...

In the eyes of fans and racing experts, California Chrome proved he's the top thoroughbred in North America. As an encore to his 2014 Horse of the Year campaign, the Cinderella colt is ready to take on the world. California Chrome makes his 4-year-old...

The year 2015 teems with major anniversaries, from the 50th remembrance of the Selma Bridge Crossing in Alabama to the 450th birthday of St. Augustine, Fla., and the 800th staging of the Lord Mayor's Show in London. Check these out on our annual calendar,...

Farhan "Ronny" Ahmed, paralyzed in the shooting spree at Florida State University on Thursday, was known as the "fire breather" at Lake Highland Preparatory School — inspiring awe when he displayed his special talent at pep rallies and...

Jose Abreu said he is trying his best to learn how to speak English and he hopes to be able to conduct an entire interview in English one day.
For now, the affable White Sox slugger from Cuba said he is able to say: “I got it!” and “This is my ball!” and...

Best player in baseball? Mike Trout, three years running. He hits for average, hits for power, steals bases, steals home runs from opposing batters, steals the spotlight on a team with Albert Pujols and Josh Hamilton, inspires fans to wear silly...

National anthem: Soprano Chelsea Buyalos provided the second straight operatic anthem of the postseason.
Ceremonial first pitch: Orioles vice president of baseball operations Brady Anderson, an American League Division Series hero in his playing...